In a searing commencement speech, "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda passionately reminded University of Pennsylvania graduates of all the contributions made by immigrants over time.
The season of the Ben Simmons sweepstakes has officially arrived. The season of the Ben Simmons sweepstakes has officially arrived. The NBA Draft Lottery kicks off Tuesday night with the Los Angeles Lakers having a 20 percent chance of landing the top overall pick and earning the right to learn if Simmons might ultimately be able to fill Kobe Bryant's shoes.
While the debate over who the intended audience for Sony's somewhat over the top "The Angry Birds" movie continues to rage, the film appears to be going over with the masses in the areas that most matter.
Researchers insist there is roughly a 10 percent chance Hawaii could suffer a mega-tsunami over the next half-century that impacts as many as 300,000 people and causes up to $40 billion in damage.
John Oliver used his most recent "Last Week Tonight" episode to tear into presumptive republican presidential nominee Donald Trump over his steadfast refusal to release his tax returns.
The states of North Carolina and Texas are already aligning to defy President Obama's anticipated directive requiring educators to allow students to use bathrooms according to their gender identity as opposed to their birth certificates.
For a team that dropped all three of their head to head match-ups during the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are amazingly confident that they have just the formula for taking down the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the advancement of a new plan that could cut the treatment time for some super-bug tuberculosis patients more than in half.
he Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors both appear to be in their element as their winner-take-all, Game 7 Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday afternoon showdown at Air Canada Center fast approaches.
The new dance-off trend made viral after officers in New Zealand posted clips from their friendly competition online has now hit the shores of Miami, with a video clip of at least 12 officer's impromptu dance off recently hitting the Miami Beach department's Twitter page.
A pair of immigrant rights groups has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charging that as many as 60 detainees at the Hudson County Correctional Facility have been denied proper medical care.
"Stand Up To Hate" campaign members recently revealed they have aided some 12,781 people with their citizenship applications during the month of March.
A new Public Policy Polling national survey finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by four points with roughly six-months remaining before their widely expected general election showdown.
A new National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund report finds that nearly one million Latino voters could find it more difficult to vote in the critical 2016 election based on new restrictive voting changes.